Interchangeable turnout for railways.



'N0.72s,300.' PATENTED MAR.24,'1903.'

1). E. PBPIN.

INTERGHANGEABLE TURNOUT FOB. RAILWAYS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 5, 1902.

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DAVID E. PEPIN, OF WARE, MASSACHUSETTS,

ASSIGN OR TO MASSACHUSETTS CORPORATION OF MAINE.

INTERCHANGEABLE TURNOUT FOR RAILWAYS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 723,300, dated March24, 1903.

Application filed April 5, 1902 I To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID E. PEPIN, a citizen of the United Statesgandaresident of Ware, in the county of Hampshire and State 5 ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inInterchangeable Turnouts for Railways, of which the following is aspecification.

In the usual method of constructing turn- [0 outs the casting which isincluded in the mate has formed integral therewith a railsection whichforms a part of the main track, and the main rail has thereforetlo havea section cut out in order to allow its insertion.

portion cut out, and if for any reason the location of the turnout ischanged it necessitates insertion of another short section of railtocomplete again the main line. Another and very serious diszoadvantage ofthis is that it makes short joints, it beingan advantage to have thefewest possible number of joints in the track.

The object of this invention is to provide such a form of mate that itcan be connected I at any part of the main line where desired and toutilize as a part of the combination those portions of the main railswhich would ordinarily be cut off.

The invention will now be fully described by reference totheaccompanying drawings, and the novel features thereof will beparticularly pointed out in the claims at the close of thespecification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view of a section ofrailroad and turnout, illustrating the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan,partly in section, showing the mate and its connection with the rails.

Referring now tothe drawings, 1 and 2-represent the two lines of railsforming the main track, and 3 at represent the two lines of rails of theturnout.

The mate consists in part of a long casting 5 the whole length of oneside of which lies up againstwthe web of the main rail 1 and the otherside of which tapers for a part of its length, forming a somewhatwedge-shaped portion 5, which lies between the web of the main rail 1and of the turnout-rail 3. The casting is formed with a shoulder 6 atthe end the turnout-rail.

cutting up the main rails Serial No. 101,559. (No model.)

of the wedge portion 5 in front of the end of On the inner side of theturnout-rail 3 is a fillet 7, which fits up against the web of the rail3 and the end of which makes a joint with the shoulder 6. 9 extendsalongside of the fillet 7 and the for- .ward portion 8 of the casting.The guard 9 is a piece of fiatsteel. Bolts 10 pass through the guard 9and the main rail 1 and all intermediate membersthat is, at the widerportion they pass through the guard 9, fillet 7, turnout-rail 3, casting5, and main rail 1. At the narrower portion they pass through the guard,casting, and main rail.

Turnouts constructed according to the invention can be built much morecheaply and with less labor than when the main rail has to be cutout toadmit the ordinary special work, as heretofore done, and relocation ofthe turnout can also be much more economically made. Moreover, itobviates the necessity of short joints in the main track,which are veryobjectionable.

What I claim is- 1. In a turnout for railways, in combination with amain rail and a turnout-rail, a casting having a wedge-shaped portionbetween the main rail and the turnout-rail, a shoulder at the taperedend of the wedge-shaped portion which projects in front of theturnout-rail, an extension of the casting which lies against the web ofthe main rail, a casting which lies against the turnout-rail on theopposite side from the wedge-shaped portion, and which extends to saidshoulder, and bolts which secure the castings and the rails together,substantially as described.

2. In a turnout for railways, in combination a main rail, aturnout-rail, a fillet, a casting between the main rail andturnout-railand extending beyond the end of'the turnout-rail alongsideof the fillet and the extension of the casting, all of said parts beingsecured together by bolts, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

DAVID E. PEPIN. Witnesses:

J OSEPH A. PLOUFF, SAMUEL H. RANDALL.

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